Library Assistant

Kansas City University; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Kansas City University is seeking a Library Assistant for the Joplin Campus to provide technical library support across catalogs, databases, and indexes. You will answer questions, assist students, faculty and staff, and deliver professional library services in a fast-paced environment.

Key duties include helping customers promptly, maintaining library materials, supporting loan activities, and offering reference services with search strategies.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent work experience; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• One year library experience in an automated library environment; Medical library experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of managing and navigating databases.
• Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, and a self-starter.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to be flexible and shift priorities as demands change.
• Ability to interact effectively with people at all levels in the organization.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Ensures library customers are helped promptly and courteously.
• Promotes a courteous environment, informed access and independent learning.
• Assists with maintaining library displays.
• Organizes and maintains library materials and equipment.
• Provides high quality customer service.
• Coordinates and/or assists with loan lending/borrowing activities.
• Provides reference services (answers reference questions, locates information, trains/assists users).
• Performs other duties as assigned, including coverage for other staff duties.
• Represents department and the University favorably and in accordance with core values.
• Participates in department goals, objectives, and systems.
• Actively participates in team and University meetings.

Skills

Customer service

Reference services

Database navigation

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Library Assistant

R-0002956

Joplin Campus

Job Type:

Staff

Job Description:

Provides technical library support as it relates to librarycatalogs, databases, and indexes and by answering questionsthatrequire basic library science knowledge and consultation. Providesprofessional library services to students, faculty and staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures library customers are helped promptly andcourteously
• Promotes a courteous environment, informed access andindependent learning
• Assists with maintaining library displays
• Organizes and maintains library materials and equipment
• Provides high quality customer service
• Coordinates and or assists with loan lending/barrowingactivities
• Provides reference services (i.e., answers reference questionsand locates requested information, trains/assists students andfaculty in locating/using print/electronic sources, performson-line and internet searches as requested, assists with searchstrategies
• Performs other duties as assigned, including filling in tocover other staff duties during absences.
• Represent department and the University favorably and inaccordance with established Core Values and expectations
• Perform other duties as assigned or directed to meet the goalsand objectives of the organization
• Other administrative tasks (i.e., filing, preparingdocumentation)
• Participate in developing department goals, objectives, andsystems
• Actively participate in team and University meetings

Qualifications:

• Knowledge obtained through Associate's degree or equivalentwork experience. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• One year library experience working in an automated librarycustomer service environment. Medical library experiencepreferred
• Strong working knowledge of managing and navigatingdatabases
• Must have excellent organizational skills, be detail-oriented,and a self-starter
• Exercise good judgment and discretion at all times
• Ability to be flexible, and able to shift priorities as demandschange
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to interacteffectively and work efficiently with people at all levels in anorganization
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Officeapplications

Equal Opportunity Employer

KCU is committed to promoting an equal employment opportunityworkplace. Equal opportunity is and shall be provided for allemployees and applicants for employment on the basis of theirdemonstrated ability and competence without discrimination on thebasis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, geneticinformation (GINA), physical or mental disability, pregnancy,sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familialstatus, ancestry, military and/or veteran status, and/or any otherstatus protected by applicable Federal, state or local law.

Annual Security Report

KCU is committed to providing a safe campus for students, faculty,and staff. Our annual campus securityreport lists campus crimes and statistics for the campus andpublic areas around campus for the last three years, in accordancewith the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy andCampus Crime Statistics Act.

About Kansas City University

Founded in 1916, Kansas City University (KCU) is a fullyaccredited, private not-for-private health sciences university withColleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Biosciences and Dental Medicine,and campuses in Kansas City and Joplin, Mo. The College ofOsteopathic Medicine is the fourth-largest medical school in theU.S. and the leading producer of physicians in Missouri. It ranks#1 for producing physicians who practice in primary care, ruralareas and underserved regions in the state. KCU's Center forPopulation Health and Equity addresses the variables that affect apopulation's health and contribute to health disparities, whilebetter preparing students for professional practice. KCU offersdoctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, dental medicine andclinical psychology and a master's degree in biomedical sciences.Dual degree offerings include master's degrees in businessadministration in health care leadership, public health, andbioethics. A new Master of Health Sciences - AnesthesiologistAssistant program is scheduled to launch in January 2026.